2.16% of Mobile Devices in Armenia Have Encountered Malware

Mobile malware targeted 2.08% of users in Armenia during the second quarter of 2019, compared to 4.05% in Azerbaijan and 1.67% in Georgia. In the first quarter of 2019, 2.16% of mobile devices in Armenia faced malware, while the figures for Georgia and Azerbaijan were 1.52% and 3.12%, respectively.

In 2018, the share of mobile users in Armenia affected by malware attacks was 4.76%, an increase from 4.28% in 2017. In Georgia, the annual figures were 5.17% and 4.71%, respectively, while in Azerbaijan, the numbers were 2.95% and 2.59%.

These statistics were reported by Kaspersky Lab. The company’s solutions detected 753,550 mobile malware installation packages worldwide in the second quarter of 2019, which is down by 151,624 from the previous quarter.

Experts recommend downloading applications only from trusted sources, disabling the installation of applications from unknown sources in device settings, and keeping the system and applications updated to their latest versions as preventive measures against such programs. Users are advised to avoid clicking on untrustworthy links and opening suspicious files received through SMS, emails, messengers, social networks, and browsers. However, these measures are not complete unless a reliable antivirus is installed on the mobile device.